Emanate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛm.əˌneɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Emanate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To come from a source; issue from.
Meaning
(intransitive) To come from a source; issue from.
More Meanings
- (transitive, rare) To send or give out; emit.
Example Sentences
Fragrance emanates from flowers.
[…] his baggy, wrinkled suit emanating a diapery stench […]
that subsisting form of government from which all special laws emanate
[…] this Association has taken into its serious consideration a proposal, emanating from the aforesaid, Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., and three other Pickwickians hereinafter named, […]
Word Forms
- emanates
- emanating
- emanated
Synonyms for emanate
Depending on context, synonyms include exhale.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exhale, arise, emerge, originate, proceed, come.
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